Join me for this interview with my sister, Teresa Colson Burns. We talk about our grandmother, discovering her gift and the services she offers. We deep dive into her experiences and how her gift has impacted the lives of so many. You can book your reading at Resa Roux or email at [email protected]

Welcome back to GumboLife the Podcast! It's season two and we are excited about our upcoming guests and providing you with some interesting content. Don't forget to check out our website at www.gumbolife.com and shop the GumboLife store at https://bit.ly/gumbolifestore. 

This interview with Jodi Massengale is full of storytelling, intention and family history.  Jodi is a native of Los Angeles with ties to Louisiana and has a large, close knit, extended family. She talks about her experiences, her famous tea parties, meeting Oprah and how Creole in Vegas brought us together. Her message to connect with family and friends especially right now really resonated with me. Preserve your story and tell your story, it will help you find the roux of who you are.  Follow her on Instagram and Twitter @jodisjoy and on Facebook at Jodi Massengale. For more go to: http://www.gumbolife.com/an-interview-with-jodi-massengale/To Shop GumboLife: https://bit.ly/gumbolifestore

Coonie, Cajun, Creole: Ethnicity, Context, and Identity on the American Landscape.Dustin Fuqua, native Louisianian and anthropologist, discusses growing up "cookie" and the dynamics of inclusive Creole identity.Dusty Fuqua hails from Avoyelles Parish and resides in Cenla. Fuqua works as Chief of Resource Management at Cane River Creole National Historical Park in Natchitoches Parish. Dusty has apprenticed under John Oswald Colson aka The File' Man for over a decade and works with the Sassafras Society to perpetuate the gumbo file' tradition. Dusty is active in Louisiana french language matters and enjoys participating in French tables and meetups.Dusty can be found on Instagram @DustyCreole or Facebook at Dustin Fuqua. Also search on Instagram for #sassafrassociety for all things file'.

Dr. Moriah Istre-Hargrave serves her community in the Acadiana region of South Louisiana as a health coach, multinlingual folklorist, independent filmmaker, and professional dancer, choreographer and instructor. We discuss all of her projects and her new dance video soon to be released. We talk culture, music and the years of work put into her film First Cousins: Cajun and Creole Music in South Louisiana. You can find out more about Dr. Istre-Hargrave at www.fleurishforever.com. You can also access her zydeco workout video Zydefit at www.zydefit.com or instructional dance lessons at www.ladanser.com

This week my guest is the incomparable Pamela Wood. We discuss her journey to Cane River and her adventurous introduction to New Orleans. Pamela is a philanthropy and fundraising professional and has been successful as a business consultant and stylist. She currently serves as the Major Gifts Officer for the Center for Third World Organizing, a Black Lives Matter ecosystem satellite. You can find Pamela on Facebook at Pamela Wood or contact her at [email protected].

A conversation with my friend, one of my wedding officiants and academic Dr. Rain Prudhomme-Cranford. Rain is the Executive Editor and Publisher of That Painted Horse Press, a borderless Indigenous/BIPOC non-profit publishing house. We talk about her upcoming projects, the intersection of Creole and Native culture and her two definitions of Creole. And there's lots of laughter! If you're a writer then this is an episode you need to listen too.You can find the That Painted Horse Press on Facebook or their website at thatpaintedhorsepress.blogspot.com or [email protected]

A conversation with Allison LaCour, Makeup Artist, about ancestry, the movie Cane River and on being within culture. Allison is a New Orleans, Louisiana based, and nationally recognized makeup artist. She has expressed her talent in a variety of industries such as fashion editorials, local and national publications, a makeup artist for TV and film, politics, and celebrity glamour. Constantly evolving, Allison strives to stay on the cutting edge delivering the latest trends and techniques in her artistry. Her mission of using beauty as an empowerment tool has spread across the country and even across waters internationally. Allison and I talk about our summers on Cane River at our grandmothers houses, her grandmothers legacy, family connections and the recent resurgence of the movie Cane River. This was such an authentic and honest conversation. Allison also talks about her most recent tv and film projects and some of her work that has just been released. You can follow her on Facebook and Instagram @allisonlacour and @ritualnbeauty on Instagram for her online store. If you want to check out the early 80s movie, Cane River, that we discussed you can rent or buy it here. Thanks for listening and don't forget to check out the GumboLife store for your Christmas shopping!